CVE-2026-120859

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). No GitHub Security Advisory CVSS is on record for this CVE.

Triggered by: Headline CVSS from a secondary CVSS source
Sources: a secondary CVSS source
Trending — 3 sources updated this week

Also known asEUVD-2026-117605 (ENISA EUVD)Source: ENISA EUVD

7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

PyMoDAQ before 4.4.13, and pymodaq_data, pymodaq_gui, and pymodaq_utils before 5.1.15, 5.2.x before 5.2.14, and 5.3.x before 5.3.10, contain deserialization of untrusted data and eval injection vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying crafted files that a user opens. Attackers can store pickled objects in HDF5 string nodes that StringARRAY.array_to_string() passes to pickle.loads() when the node is browsed or read, place Python expressions in HDF5 attributes that JsonConverter.json2object() evaluates, supply a .dock file that load_layout_state() unpickles from the Dashboard Load layout action, or embed Python expressions in XML settings files that elt_to_dict() and set_txt_from_elt() evaluate.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHlow confidence
EG Risk
35
EG Risk 35/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity78% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 7.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation0% × 40%
No KEV listing, EG-KEV tier or EPSS when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's BOD 26-04 default: no one has published Automatable for this CVE, and CISA treats it as “no” for a CVE not in KEV.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CVSS v4.0 confidentiality and integrity impact both High). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
—
EPSS %ILE
—
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (7.8): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 7.8 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
7.8 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.a secondary CVSS source · CVSS v3.0 or v3.1
EG Likelihood
Unknown (no EPSS on record)Unknown, not low: FIRST has published no EPSS probability for this CVE.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CVSS v4.0 confidentiality and integrity impact both High). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CVSS v4.0 confidentiality and integrity impact both High). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

November 5, 2026

Last Modified

November 5, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Nov 5, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_release.
Web page

PyMoDAQ/packages/pymodaq_data/src/pymodaq_data/h5modules/backends.py at 5.3.9 · PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ · GitHub

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/blob/5.3.9/packages/pymodaq_data/src/pymodaq_data/h5modules/backends.py#L477-L478
GitHub release Patch Available

4.4.13

Patch available: PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ 4.4.13

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/releases/tag/4.4.13
GitHub release Patch Available

5.1.15

Patch available: PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ 5.1.15

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/releases/tag/5.1.15
GitHub release Patch Available

5.2.14

Patch available: PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ 5.2.14

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/releases/tag/5.2.14
GitHub release Patch Available

5.3.10

Patch available: PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ 5.3.10

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/releases/tag/5.3.10
GitHub commit Patch Available

commit 041e8a22b3db (PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ)

Patch available: PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ 5.3.10 (contains commit 041e8a22b3db)

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/commit/041e8a22b3dbe3c986ec0ea3c6b46a22f5efe374
GitHub commit Patch Available

commit ae0042513eb9 (PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ)

Patch available: PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ 5.3.10 (contains commit ae0042513eb9)

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/commit/ae0042513eb979c84da690825902658c625718d1
GitHub commit Patch Available

commit 3bf9042a58f5 (PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ)

Patch available: PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ 5.3.10 (contains commit 3bf9042a58f5)

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/commit/3bf9042a58f5d4870a2b45fe2c9423aafe6b9203
GitHub commit Patch Available

commit 6c7fff74d826 (PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ)

Patch available: PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ 5.3.10 (contains commit 6c7fff74d826)

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/commit/6c7fff74d82624c640bd79513f5b4675ea6d88da
GitHub advisoryMentions a patch (unverified)

String evaluation · Advisory · PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ · GitHub

https://github.com/PyMoDAQ/PyMoDAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jw9g-5c9x-cf84

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 4× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

  1. 2026-11-05 18:27 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-11-05 18:04 UTCENISA EUVD ID recordedEUVD-2026-117605 · Source: ENISA EUVD
  3. 2026-11-05 17:24 UTCEG score recomputeFirst assessed: 7.8 HIGH
  4. 2026-11-05 17:23 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-120859?
CVE-2026-120859 is a high-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on November 5, 2026. PyMoDAQ before 4.4.13, and pymodaq_data, pymodaq_gui, and pymodaq_utils before 5.1.15, 5.2.x before 5.2.14, and 5.3.x before 5.3.10, contain deserialization of untrusted data and eval injection vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying crafted files that a user…
When was CVE-2026-120859 made public?
CVE-2026-120859 was made public on November 4, 2026: that is the date its CVE record's CNA, VulnCheck, gives for when the vulnerability was made public. The CVE record itself was published on November 5, 2026. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of November 5, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-120859?
CVE-2026-120859 has a CVSS base score of 7.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-120859?
A fix for CVE-2026-120859 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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